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India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
インドとチベット : vol.1 |
CHAPTER XIII
GYANTSE
GYANTSE, which had been our goal for so many months,
and with which we were to be but too well acquainted
before we had finished, has two principal features—the
jong and the monastery, called Palkhor Choide. The
,Jong is a really imposing structure built of strong, solid
masonry, and rising in tiers of walls up a rocky eminence
springing abruptly out of the plain to a height of 400 or
500 feet. It has a most commanding and dominant look.
And the monastery immediately adjoining it at a part of
the base of the hill is also impressive from the height and
solidity of the walls with which it is surrounded, and by
the massiveness of the buildings within the walls.*
The town itself was not of much importance, nor so
promising as a trading-mart as I had hoped. It lay at
the foot of the jong, and the bazaar did not possess shops
of any size. The real population, indeed, seemed to be
scattered in the numerous hamlets dotted all over the
valley, through which ran a considerable river.
The demeanour of the inhabitants was respectful.
They brought in supplies for sale, and in a few days a
regular bazaar was established by the Tibetans immediately
outside our camp, the bartering being carried on, as usual,
mostly by women. The people said they had not the
slightest wish to fight us, and only desired to escape
being commandeered by the Lhasa authorities. The
valley proved to be very fertile, with cultivation all down
it, and supplies were plentiful.
* An excellent description of the jong and monastery will be found in Chapter VII. of Landon's Lhasa."
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